Heisey Wind Ensemble to perform winter concert

Milt Allen

The Heisey Wind Ensemble will present its winter concert, "The Heart of a Child," the third performance in its 2012-13 season.

The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Reese Center on the Newark campus of the Ohio State University, 1179 University Drive, Newark.

For this performance, the band will be under the direction of Dr. Milton Allen, a popular conductor, clinician, speaker, author and tireless advocate on behalf of music education. The music selections for the show will include "Hypnotic Fireflies" by Brian Balmages, "Twilight of the Gods" by Andrew Boysen and Scott Watson's "Aesop's Fables" among others.

Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students and only are available at the door.